Allan and Mandy Caley Connecting YOU to tribal missions Praying for Allan’s Mother, Gwen
Allan and his dear mother Gwen and his brother Kevin
Good conference at NTM in England
Meeting in the Gym at North Cotes- Reach 2012
It was a great time here with 300+ for REACH conference- German, Dutch, Brit, Norwegian and Italian all meeting together for teaching and challenge and news from around the world – so good to hear how God is working.
Back Home in England
I had an excellent time in the Ivory Coast. I arrived in the capital city in the evening, and thankfully was met by a couple from another mission group who took me all the way North in their vehicle. The country is in recovery after the terrible troubles they have endured since 2002. It was so good to experience the optimism and to see the actual mending of things that had been broken in all areas of life.
I was able to go into the village with my dear co-worker who was also there without her husband at this time. She worked hard on translation checking as I worked on literacy. It was tremendous to see Palaka people committed to their brothers and sisters as they encouraged each other to read and to write their own language. I had taken printed Gospel passages from Scripture as well as portions of Genesis and Exodus, some New Testament portions and the books of Jonah and Ruth. We were keen to interest the Palaka people who could already read French this time and it was a great success. The night class we ran in Ferke for 3 nights was a thrill as we saw young men and women being able to enjoy reading the scripture in their own language.
In the capital city the group of Palaka we met with representing many different villages really appreciated the effort and work that had gone into the production of so much literature and the reading books and Bible booklets were snapped up as soon as we laid them out on the tables. Many were helped in the villages with medical needs and development ideas, with literacy too as several new teachers were trained. Jean-Baptiste and others worked hard to impart their teaching expertise.
As I write there is a translation final check being done on Matthew which God willing will be ready to print and sent out in the summer for the Palaka believers to read.
THANKS to you who have prayed and helped with all of this.
Tags: New Tribes Mission, NTM
News From Mandy in Ivory Coast
Wow- what a whirlwind trip this has been to the Palaka people in the North of Ivory Coast. We spent 8 nights in the village and now are back in Ferke. The last night out there was the special all night church service memorial for Verne’s dear mother Jean Johnson, whom, as you heard, went to be with the Lord on January 3rd. It went well with much singing, Bible readings, and preaching – and a lot of circle dancing too.
Denny has been able to get a lot done on the translation, all of Acts was checked with a team of people from the village where we lived, Matthew is ready to be final-checked with a consultant and Ephesians is well under way too. Denny and I with some of the village believers visited Jo [ they are now on lesson 44 of Chronological teaching, last week was Zacharias and Elizabeth ] and Lam 3. Lam 3 actually has a church building that a group of ladies from the Baptist church in Ferke had built for them. It still needs doors, windows and plastering, but they are already using it anyway.
Literacy went well- a new teacher was trained from another village [Gandjawa- he is a young man who was befriended by Seth when he was out there a few years ago] and the newer ones from ‘our’ village were in on the session for a refresher in how to teach. We had 3 really good nights in Ferke with a group of people who could already read in French who wanted to read in Palaka. Jean-Baptiste did a great job of guiding them through the 3 Primer reading books. At the weekend we will be in Abidjan with a group of Palaka people who live there to greet them and to introduce them to Palaka literature and Bible books too.
I made an appointment and visited the Prefet [Prefect] of Ferke and then Denny and I visited the Sous-Prefet too who is out closer to the village. We presented them with the materials we use for literacy so that they know what is going on. We were warmly received.
Yesterday was market day here and the town here fills up with people from all over the region. We had many visitors with many needs, the day passed with much prayer about how to help so many people.
Today we will head off to the south where we will spend the weekend and then the translation checker Paul arrives on Monday, and the check begins with him in full jet lag on Tuesday! Sibiri and Daniel are the two who will be working alongside Denny for the check. I will be able to be there for the first day of checking as I fly back on Tuesday evening, and will get home to North Cotes on Wednesday at about midnight. I have a long layover on the way.
We have heard some terrible stories about things that happened in the troubles, but local people here are very encouraged with how the country is making progress after those difficult years.
Thank you so much for praying. Everyone here greets you 
MUCH love and God bless
Mandy, out here- on a very sunny day
NEW SEMESTER Fall 2011
Thank you so much for your love and help - U R so precious to us.
Here are some pictures of our summer- here is me on an outreach to kids in Whitby where I grew up – I was on the team for a week.
AND then….>
>….. we went to our friends’ son’s wedding in Bavaria, Germany, a lovely occasion. He married a young lady from Germany who worked with me in the Nursery two years ago.
And finally here are Verne and Denny Johnson who spent the summer in Sefognekaha doing Bible translation and encouraging the believers there. The struggle in the country is over now and life is slowly starting to get back to some kind of normality. A long process of recovery.
Allan and I plan to visit out there again in 2012.
We send you love and greetings from us here at the EURO Bible School and Missions Training Centre. Term begins on Monday, and there are 69 students this term. Mandy will be caring for 14 very young children and Allan is in charge of many different areas and also teaching this year- beginning with classes on Pre-evangelism and then Animism. Andrew is in his last year of college. Paige and Faye are moving here with us this year too.
God bless and have a good Fall.